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A PARENTS’ group wants oral and practical exams for the Junior and Leaving Certificate to be held during school holidays to prevent disruption of tuition time to thousands of students.

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TEACHERS have agreed times for meetings with parents but must wait until a row on the standardised school year is resolved before receiving their benchmarking pay increases.

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Students shun phone checks

STUDENTS have rejected calls for parents to check pictures on their children’s mobile phones but accept all phones should be banned from the classroom.

Fri, 23 Jan, 2004

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